PhD Careers programme: events and further resources

Plan ahead to make the most of your PhD. Find out about our PhD Careers programme to help you realise your ambitions.

We recognise that, as a PhD student, your experience and career aspirations will be different from that of our undergraduate students, and we tailor our support accordingly. Whether you are looking for a career within academia or interested in what might be on offer beyond academia, we have the resources, people, and support to help you manage and develop your career.

PhD Careers programme

Our PhD Careers programme covers all the career essentials, including making effective use of the Careers Service and employability support, marketing your PhD qualification, understanding how to discuss the skills and attributes you have developed, career planning and decision making, and understanding and navigating the job market, both within academia and beyond.

Our PhD Careers sessions run throughout the academic year, and sessions include:

career planning
planning an academic career
careers beyond academia
academic applications
applications beyond academia
academic CV masterclass
CV masterclass - CVs beyond academia
academic interviews
interviews for jobs beyond academia

Please check details and times, and book your place, by searching for PhD Careers under ‘Events’ on MyCareerHub.

If you can't make our live sessions, you can watch recordings of our PhD Careers sessions through Media Hopper. If the playlist does not open, please login to Media Hopper using the user menu icon in the top right corner.

PhD Workshops - Media Hopper

PhD Careers handbook

We have compiled information and a number of other resources which will be useful to PhD researchers.

PhD Careers handbook

PhD Horizons

PhD Horizons is our annual focus on career insights for PhD students to help you explore different career options.

All students are welcome to get involved but what is covered will mostly be of interest to current PhD students or those considering a PhD.